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5-Letter Words Starting With HOIS

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Popular 5-Letter Words Starting With HOIS

The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.

All 5-Letter Words Starting With HOIS 2 words

How common is HOIS at the start of five-letter words?

Our combined English word list has 2 five-letter words that start with HOIS. They average 8 points and the best is HOIST (8 points).

Total words
2
Average Scrabble score
8
out of 8 max
Everyday words
50%
common in ordinary English
Most common ending
E
50% of words

Most common last letters

  • e 50%
  • t 50%

Top vowel pairs

  • oi100%

Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.

Rare words worth knowing

Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.

Highest-scoring five-letter word that starts with HOIS

h 4o 1i 1s 1t 1

H 4 + O 1 + I 1 + S 1 + T 1 = 8 points

Double word
16 pts
Triple word
24 pts

Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).

hoist

  1. nounlifting device for raising heavy or cumbersome objects
  2. verbraise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help“hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car”
  3. verbmove from one place to another by lifting“They hoisted the patient onto the operating table”
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How many five-letter words that start with HOIS are there?

There are 2 five-letter words that start with HOIS in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.

What is the highest-scoring five-letter word that starts with HOIS?

HOIST is worth 8 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are HOISE (8).